October 13, 2011

Wet-fold realistic 3D bats for Halloween! Michael LaFosse has a video demonstration at the Peabody Essex Museum's origami site. To get to the bat video, click "Fold more models," then "Origami Now" and you'll see the "Happy Goodluck Bat." (They will ward off the zombies and vampires that might try to get you.) Click the bat picture.

Even if you don't make any bats yourself, it's mesmerizing to watch an expert do origami. He makes it look so easy, with none of the consternation, fumbling, and frustrated sighs I like to incorporate into my origami attempts.

We met a Tibetan couple at Kinkos a few years ago, and they invited us to a Tibetan celebration. Fun. Then they invited us to a barbecue in their back yard, where they grilled lots of interesting things. I was offered a charred thing with tiny bones and not much meat, which our friend said was bat (purchased in Chinatown). It tasted like chicken.

The narwhal is AWESOME, too, but definitely NOT for beginners. For beginners and those folding for small children, try the penguin. He uses "story-gami" to demonstrate it, making it much easier to remember the method.

I'd love to make a bunch of these and string them up on a garland! I'll try making one when I get home and see if making multiples will be feasible, or even possible! I was hoping the instructor described the type of paper in the video. It looks like I may have to experiment a little bit. Thanks for the link!